EDB ASA - Mandatory report of trade

(Oslo, 16 February 2006) Part one of a stock option program for key personnel in EDB Business Partner, descided at The General Assembly 29 April 2004, is now due and as a consequence, a share issue which increases the share capital with NOK 803,491 corresponding to 459,138 shares is carried out.
The shares will be used to execute 424,138 stock options at a share price of NOK 45.55, and 35,000 stock options at a share price of NOK 48.27. A total of 198,000 shares were seld by primary insiders at NOK 51.00 per share.
 
 
At the same time, primary insiders in EDB Business Partner, has completed share purchases of 7,700 shares at NOK 51.00 per share as part of Group bonus and share purchase program. Other primary insiders, part of Group bonus and share purchase program, have acquired shares by executing 14,800 stock options.
 
The mandatory reports of trade were conducted after end of trading, 15 February 2006.
The number of shares and stock options per primary insider covered by the the mandatory reports of trade are specified below:
 
Petter Jenssen: 3,400 shares acquired. No options executed or sold. Net change in number of shares are 3,400, and number of shares after the transactions are 3.400 shares.  Number of stock options after the transactions are 100.000.
 
John-Arne Haugerud: No shares aquired. Shares acquired after executing stock options are 60,000, and number of shares sold are 56,400. Net change in number of shares are 3.600 and number of shares after the transactions are 32,038. Number of stock options after the transactions are 60,000.
 
Ole Urdahl: No shares aquired. Shares acquired after executing stock options are 50.000, and number of shares sold are 46,400. Net change in number of shares are 3,600 and number of shares after the transactions are 8,200. Number of stock options after the transactions are 50.000
 
Urban Doverholt: No shares aquired. Shares acquired after executing stock options are 25,000, and number of shares sold are 23,000. Net change in number of shares are 2,000 and number of shares after the transactions are 3,000. Number of stock options after the transactions are 75,000
 
Jan Erik Larsen: 2,200 shares acquired. No options executed or sold. Net change in number of shares are 2,400, and number of shares after the transactions are 7.400 shares.  Number of stock options after the transactions are 100.000.
 
Tore Valderhaug: No shares aquired. Shares acquired after executing stock options are 40,000, and number of shares sold are 35,800. Net change in number of shares are 4,200 and number of shares after the transactions are 10,400. Number of stock options after the transactions are 40,000
 
Geir Remman: 1,600 shares acquired. No options executed or sold. Net change in number of shares are 1,600, and number of shares after the transactions are 1,600 shares.  Number of stock options after the transactions are 25,000.
Oddgeir Hansen: No shares aquired. Shares acquired after executing stock options are 25,000, and number of shares sold are 13,400. Net change in number of shares are 11,600 and number of shares after the transactions are 17,800. Number of stock options after the transactions are 25,000
 

Further enquiries:
Tore Valderhaug, Executive Vice President and CFO, tel: +47 995 60 925